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Vienna has a good public transport network, so anywhere near a metro station, tram line etc will open up the city easily.
Don't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
Don't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
superpp said:
Vienna has a good public transport network, so anywhere near a metro station, tram line etc will open up the city easily.
Don't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
That's affordable. Good?Don't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
I stayed at the Ruby Marie on Mariahilfer Strasse near Westbahnhof.
https://www.ruby-hotels.com/en/destinations/vienna...
Loved the hotel (with the caveat that I'm a northern peasant, not a standard issue PH powerfully-built billionaire company director). It was easy enough to get anywhere on the Metro. Also, Vienna was a lovely place to walk around too. You'd miss a lot of the city's lovely ambience if you went everywhere underground.
If you buy a pass for the Metro, make sure you get it stamped at one of the barriers the first time you use it. It isn't remotely apparent that you need to do this but if you don't and an inspector gets on and checks it you'll get fined if your pass isn't stamped. The way it works is that you buy a pass from a vending machine. If it's a three day pass, for example, it'll last three days from the date that's stamped on it when you pop it in the stamping machine - it doesn't last three days from the moment that you purchase it. A lot of people don't realise this, think it's three days from the time of purchase, don't get it stamped because they don't realise they need to, then get fined!
Also, pay this hotel a visit, if only to have a coffee on the top floor - the views are amazing!
https://all.accor.com/hotel/6599/index.en.shtml
https://www.ruby-hotels.com/en/destinations/vienna...
Loved the hotel (with the caveat that I'm a northern peasant, not a standard issue PH powerfully-built billionaire company director). It was easy enough to get anywhere on the Metro. Also, Vienna was a lovely place to walk around too. You'd miss a lot of the city's lovely ambience if you went everywhere underground.
If you buy a pass for the Metro, make sure you get it stamped at one of the barriers the first time you use it. It isn't remotely apparent that you need to do this but if you don't and an inspector gets on and checks it you'll get fined if your pass isn't stamped. The way it works is that you buy a pass from a vending machine. If it's a three day pass, for example, it'll last three days from the date that's stamped on it when you pop it in the stamping machine - it doesn't last three days from the moment that you purchase it. A lot of people don't realise this, think it's three days from the time of purchase, don't get it stamped because they don't realise they need to, then get fined!
Also, pay this hotel a visit, if only to have a coffee on the top floor - the views are amazing!
https://all.accor.com/hotel/6599/index.en.shtml
Edited by MitchT on Sunday 14th July 20:08
superpp said:
Vienna has a good public transport network, so anywhere near a metro station, tram line etc will open up the city easily.
Don't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
SecondedDon't know what your budget is, but we stayed here last month https://www.babulahotel.com/
Download the public transport app and you're good to go
Interestingly the whole city network of trains/trams and buses relies on an honestly system and the only time we ever saw an inspector was between the 2 stops on the entire network not covered by the Vienna pass on the way back to the airport
Fortunately we had prepared for this and had spent the huge sum of EU4 to make up the deficit
A number of people hadnt and got chucked off the train
Its a fantastic city and we had a ball
Enjoy
Cheers
We stayed here in 2019, very good value for money, very comfortable, easy walk to the centre and Prater Park in the other direction.
https://www.onepagebooking.com/imlauer?ppc=googleH...
https://www.onepagebooking.com/imlauer?ppc=googleH...
MitchT said:
If you buy a pass for the Metro, make sure you get it stamped at one of the barriers the first time you use it. It isn't remotely apparent that you need to do this but if you don't and an inspector gets on and checks it you'll get fined if your pass isn't stamped. The way it works is that you buy a pass from a vending machine. If it's a three day pass, for example, it'll last three days from the date that's stamped on it when you pop it in the stamping machine - it doesn't last three days from the moment that you purchase it. A lot of people don't realise this, think it's three days from the time of purchase, don't get it stamped because they don't realise they need to, then get fined!
My experience also. I couldn't see the point of the authorisation if I had paid for the ticket. On the way to the airport, I got inspected & fined. Edited by MitchT on Sunday 14th July 20:08
That did get refunded once I had got home and emailed the appropriate authority, asking that this not be my enduring memory of Vienna. I'm going back there in October.
In that first visit, I chose a hotel roughly halfway between the centre and Schonbrunn Palace. The walk to the centre turned out to be longer than expected and really quite boring. The underground may be best for covering non-centre distances.
Lotusgone said:
MitchT said:
If you buy a pass for the Metro, make sure you get it stamped at one of the barriers the first time you use it. It isn't remotely apparent that you need to do this but if you don't and an inspector gets on and checks it you'll get fined if your pass isn't stamped. The way it works is that you buy a pass from a vending machine. If it's a three day pass, for example, it'll last three days from the date that's stamped on it when you pop it in the stamping machine - it doesn't last three days from the moment that you purchase it. A lot of people don't realise this, think it's three days from the time of purchase, don't get it stamped because they don't realise they need to, then get fined!
My experience also. I couldn't see the point of the authorisation if I had paid for the ticket. On the way to the airport, I got inspected & fined. Edited by MitchT on Sunday 14th July 20:08
That did get refunded once I had got home and emailed the appropriate authority, asking that this not be my enduring memory of Vienna. I'm going back there in October.
In that first visit, I chose a hotel roughly halfway between the centre and Schonbrunn Palace. The walk to the centre turned out to be longer than expected and really quite boring. The underground may be best for covering non-centre distances.
Lotusgone said:
I would say, for want of a better and more informed reply, anywhere central. This time, I have booked the Hotel Stefanie - partly for its location, lots of places are easily walkable - but also because it calls itself the oldest hotel in Vienna.
Not available for our dates sadly.Lotusgone said:
I would say, for want of a better and more informed reply, anywhere central. This time, I have booked the Hotel Stefanie - partly for its location, lots of places are easily walkable - but also because it calls itself the oldest hotel in Vienna.
That was just down the road from our hotel. The hotel Stefanie has a stunning interior and the coffee and strudel aren't bad either.Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff